WEBVTT THERE ARE THOSE WHO LOOK AT THE HOMELESS AND WONDER WHY IT SHOULD FALL ON OTHERS TO PICK UP THE PIECES. ON A PRACTICAL LEVEL, BOSTON HEALTH CARE SAYS IT SAVES TAXPAYER DOLLARS BY REDUCING COSTLY EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. HERE THEY BELIEVE THAT PROVIDING HEALING AND HOPE IS WHAT CARING SOCIETIES DO. WE LIVE IN A STATE THAT REALLY IS JUST REMARKABLE AND PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR VULNERABLE MEN AND WOMEN. HOW WONDERFUL FOR OUR PATIENTS. HEALTH CARE IS A RIGHT AND EVERYBODY DESERVES IT. TO RESPOND TO AN ALARMING RISE OF HOMELESS FAMILIES, THEY CREATED THIS OUTREACH TEAM. THEY DELIVER PRIMARY CARE TO MOTELS WHERE FAMILIES ARE SHOEHORNED INTO TINY ROOMS. A RECENT SUCCESS STORY, A PAP SMEAR DETECTED CERVICAL CANCER . SHE HAS SINCE BEEN TREATED AND IS CANCER FREE. THAT FAMILY WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ANY CARE IF WE WERE NOT THERE. THERE WOULD BE NO CHANCE THAT SHE WOULD ABSOLUTELY BE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER. FOR THOSE PATIENTS NOT SICK ENOUGH TO BE IN THE HOSPITAL BUT TOO FRAGILE TO BE BACK ON THE STREET, THERE IS MCGINNIS HOUSE. THE TOP TWO FLOORS OF THIS FACILITY IS A 104 BED UNIT PROVIDING ROUND-THE-CLOCK CARE. TRACY SMITH SAYS IT IS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE. TRACY: I CAN'T NAME THEM ALL BUT THIS IS A WONDERFUL PLACE. IF YOU NEED A GOOD PLACE TO BE BECAUSE YOU NEED HELP, MCGINNIS HOUSE IS THAT. HER STORY IS HEARTBREAKING. ONE OF 11 BROTHERS AND SISTERS, SHE DREAMED OF BEING A CHEF. LIFE DERAILED EARLY. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS SHE WAITED TOO LONG TO SEEK TREATMENT FOR A MASS ON HER OVARIES AND IT HAS METASTASIZED INTO OVARIAN CANCER. HEALTH WAS NOT HER PRIORITY. SHE WAS DEALING WITH SAFETY ON THE STREET AND AS A WOMAN YOU ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO SEXUAL OR PHYSICAL ASSAULT. SHE HAS BEEN TRAINED -- CLEAN FROM USING DRUGS. THE HARSH REALITY IS DOCTORS HAVE TOLD HER SHE MAY ONLY HAVE SIX MONTHS TO A LIVE. TRACY: I REFUSE TO GIVE UP. I AM GOING TO FIGHT IT TO THE END. I WILL CRY TO THE LORD WHY DID YOU TAKE ME SO SOON? I WROTE THIS: THE NIGHT THAT I FOUND OUT I HAD OVARIAN CANCER. TIME TO TRIP US ALL. ESPECIALLY WHEN WE FALL. GET CAUGHT UP IN THE URINE. TO TURN GRAVE MISTAKES ALONG THE PATH OF LIFE. SHE HAS BEEN REFLECTING A LOT ON HER LIFE. SHE IS PRAYING OFTEN FOR THE STAFF HERE. THE SPORT HERE IS SO GOOD. TRACY: EVEN IF YOU DON'T LOOK BEAUTIFUL THEY MAKE YOU FEEL BEAUTIFUL. IF THEY DON'T HAVE WHAT YOU NEED, THEY WILL GET IT. DOWN THE HALL THIS HOMELESS MAN HAS TERMINAL LIVER CANCER. HE SPEAKS NO ENGLISH AND SAYS THROUGH A BROTHER THAT HE IS ALONE IN THE WORLD. SAD, BUT THAT IS NOT HOW THE FOLKS AT BOSTON HEALTH CARE CHOOSE TO SEE IT. SOME OF OUR LONG-TERM PATIENTS , THEY MIGHT ASK IF THEY CAN, AND DIED WITH US. THEY WANT TO DIE WITH PEOPLE WHO KNOW THEM. IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO CARE FOR PEOPLE AT THE END OF THEIR LIVES. SUPPORTING SOBRIETY WITH PROGRAMS FOR THE HOMELESS.